| Played in New England, MA, weather: 71 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Buehler kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Earl Woodson returned the ball 21 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NED29 (1Q: 14:32) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 13:48) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 2-3-MIN23 (1Q: 13:07) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Rusty Yan for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Yan gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-MIN08 (1Q: 12:23) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (1Q: 11:55) Vincent Chandler ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (1Q: 11:26) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 11:26) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 11:16) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 11:16) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 11 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 10:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. |
| 2-2-MIN39 (1Q: 10:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 44 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Moser gained 31 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-7-MIN34 (1Q: 09:45) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to FB A.J. Murray for 1 yard. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by OLB Deron Taylor. |
| 3-6-MIN35 (1Q: 09:16) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. Duvall gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-MIN40 (1Q: 08:40) Kevin Huber punted 44 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 7 yards to the NED23. Tackled by Neil Lucky. |
| 1-10-NED23 (1Q: 08:30) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey, assisted by DT Johnnie Fulton. |
| 2-11-NED22 (1Q: 08:07) Rusty Yan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 3-8-NED25 (1Q: 07:35) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Donnell Elmore. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NED25 (1Q: 07:28) Larry Mirkovich punted 44 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 07:18) Matt Ryan scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols and assisted by CB Chris Cook. |
| 2-1-MIN45 (1Q: 06:54) Matty Ice Ryan pass was intended for WR Darnell Mathis and was intercepted by CB Steven Ravas at the NED15. The interception was returned 20 yards. Tackled by Louis Murphy. |
| 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 06:43) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 33 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 06:11) Vincent Chandler ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier, assisted by S Rich Goeas. Key block delivered by Neil James. |
| 2-5-MIN27 (1Q: 05:27) Joe Flacco pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. |
| 3-5-MIN27 (1Q: 05:18) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DT Darryl Ortmeier drove right through Bo Perez to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-5-MIN27 (1Q: 05:12) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 05:05) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. DE Daryl Perry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (1Q: 04:59) Matt Ryan scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. |
| 3-5-MIN39 (1Q: 04:29) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. Hernandez gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 03:44) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. Sadler gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED19 (1Q: 03:10) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED29 (1Q: 02:59) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-30-NED39 (1Q: 02:55) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-NED29 (1Q: 02:20) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-NED29 (1Q: 02:15) Matt Ryan sacked by OLB Curtis Zuck for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Benjamin Colman. |
| 4-25-NED34 (1Q: 01:28) Kevin Huber punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the NED02. |
| 1-10-NED02 (1Q: 01:19) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. DT Darryl Ortmeier defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED02 (1Q: 01:09) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-11-NED01 (1Q: 00:23) Vincent Chandler ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-6-NED06 (1Q: 00:13) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Daniel Bronson defended the pass. |
| 4-6-NED06 (1Q: 00:06) Larry Mirkovich punted 47 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN48. Tackled by Courtney Levine. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ernie Downs at the MIN48. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. New England's Moe Daugherty was hurt on the play. |
| 2-4-NED46 (2Q: 14:24) Matt Ryan pass completed to FB A.J. Murray for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NED43 (2Q: 13:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to FB Victor Williamson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 13:13) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. |
| 2-7-NED36 (2Q: 12:26) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Corey Brilz for a loss of 4 yards. Brilz ran right past Benjamin Colman and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-11-NED40 (2Q: 11:52) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED22 (2Q: 11:26) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Irving Duvall. DE Andy Ellison blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED22 (2Q: 11:20) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 20 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 1-2-NED02 (2Q: 10:43) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-12-NED12 (2Q: 10:34) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. |
| 2-12-NED12 (2Q: 10:28) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 3-7-NED07 (2Q: 10:00) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Joey Sadler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NED07 (2Q: 09:55) David Buehler attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 09:50) David Buehler kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 19 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 09:21) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Lyons gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 08:44) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 16 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. Downs gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 07:56) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McDaniel gained 10 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 07:48) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Rusty Yan for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky. |
| 2-7-MIN13 (2Q: 07:06) Vincent Chandler ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by DT Darryl Ortmeier. |
| 3-5-MIN11 (2Q: 06:25) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Rusty Yan for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Yan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-1-MIN07 (2Q: 05:43) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 05:35) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Neil Lucky returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by D.J. O'Neal. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 04:59) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Winters gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 04:16) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. |
| 1-10-NED23 (2Q: 03:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED15 (2Q: 03:26) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-3-NED03 (2Q: 03:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 10, Minnesota 9 |
| (2Q: 03:09) Extra point by David Buehler was good. New England 10, Minnesota 10 |
| (2Q: 03:00) David Buehler kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 20 yards to the NED28. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 02:41) Vincent Chandler ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley. New England's Vincent Chandler was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-NED29 (2Q: 02:03) Allen Hartman ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-NED30 (2Q: 01:54) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Brian Downs. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 01:44) Unknown pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 01:35) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. |
| 2-10-NED40 (2Q: 01:25) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. DT Darryl Ortmeier hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NED40 (2Q: 01:15) Unknown pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. Downs gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 00:56) Unknown pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Elmore gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 00:47) Unknown pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (2Q: 00:38) Unknown pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-9-MIN12 (2Q: 00:26) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 13, Minnesota 10 |
| (2Q: 00:19) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Courtney Levine. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 00:09) Matt Ryan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 78 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass was intended for WR Joey Sadler and was intercepted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi at the MIN27. The interception was returned 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 19, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 15:00) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 20, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 14:50) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 14:50) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Sam Young. |
| 2-13-MIN17 (3Q: 14:07) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 13:28) Matty Ice Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Andy Ellison blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (3Q: 13:20) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by TE Aaron Hernandez. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN45 (3Q: 13:08) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 16 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Sadler gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 12:27) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED39 (3Q: 11:50) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes and assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 11:08) Matt Ryan scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 2-5-NED24 (3Q: 10:26) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. Minnesota's Peter Jennings was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED18 (3Q: 09:50) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. CB Willie Hayes knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED13 (3Q: 09:41) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED13 (3Q: 09:37) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 3-7-NED10 (3Q: 09:09) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Andy Ellison for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Benjamin Colman. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-15-NED18 (3Q: 08:56) David Buehler attempted a 35 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. A bad snap from center appeared to cause the miscue. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 08:51) Unknown pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 12 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. Levine gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 08:14) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. S Rich Goeas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED37 (3Q: 08:07) Unknown scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 3-3-NED44 (3Q: 07:28) Unknown scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 1-10-NED47 (3Q: 06:52) Unknown pass was intended for WR Mike Smith and was intercepted by ILB Phil Gaylor at the MIN38. The interception was returned 41 yards. Tackled by Mike Smith. |
| 1-10-NED21 (3Q: 06:39) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. Moser gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NED12 (3Q: 06:05) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell, assisted by ILB Dean Wilde. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-10-NED10 (3Q: 05:26) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NED10 (3Q: 05:20) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Victor Williamson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NED10 (3Q: 05:16) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. CB Doug Nichols defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED10 (3Q: 05:09) David Buehler attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 05:01) David Buehler kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Earl Woodson returned the ball 26 yards to the NED31. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NED31 (3Q: 04:38) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S Rich Goeas. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NED36 (3Q: 04:29) Allen Hartman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-NED26 (3Q: 04:19) Unknown sacked by DT Ernie Downs for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Bill Serino. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-24-NED17 (3Q: 04:09) Unknown pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 9 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-15-NED26 (3Q: 03:44) Unknown pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NED50 (3Q: 03:33) Rusty Yan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by DT Ernie Downs. |
| 2-8-MIN48 (3Q: 03:11) Unknown pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 26 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 02:29) Rusty Yan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. Minnesota's Neil Lucky was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious ankle injury. |
| 2-6-MIN18 (3Q: 02:04) Unknown pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (3Q: 01:41) Rusty Yan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. |
| 2-8-MIN10 (3Q: 01:12) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. DE DeMario Pressley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-MIN10 (3Q: 01:06) Unknown pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 26, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 01:06) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 27, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 00:57) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Marc Scott returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Allen Hartman. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 00:37) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sadler gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Daryl Perry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:54) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frankie Sanford. ILB Charlie Gerbasi simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:48) Matty Ice Ryan pass was intended for WR Emmitt Palmer and was intercepted by CB Chris Cook at the NED36. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Nicky Winters. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 14:37) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. DT Darryl Ortmeier hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED48 (4Q: 14:27) Rusty Yan ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED38 (4Q: 14:20) Unknown pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McDaniel gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-MIN46 (4Q: 13:49) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Lorenzo McDaniel. OLB Keith Rivers defended the pass. |
| 4-4-MIN46 (4Q: 13:44) Larry Mirkovich punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 13:37) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. CB Chris Cook defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 13:29) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. DE Andy Ellison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (4Q: 13:24) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 12:37) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. DE Andy Ellison drove right through Renaldo Becker to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (4Q: 12:30) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-MIN40 (4Q: 12:26) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN46 (4Q: 11:39) Kevin Huber punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the NED13. |
| 1-10-NED13 (4Q: 11:30) Unknown pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. |
| 2-8-NED15 (4Q: 10:46) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Levine. |
| 3-8-NED15 (4Q: 10:38) Unknown pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 85 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Smith gained 78 yards after the catch. New England 33, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 10:38) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 34, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 10:21) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 78 yards from the NED30. Marc Scott returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:00) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Emmitt Palmer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 09:50) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. ILB Charlie Gerbasi defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED50 (4Q: 09:41) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. CB Chris Cook defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED50 (4Q: 09:35) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 4-4-NED44 (4Q: 09:16) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Andy Ellison for a loss of 5 yards. Ellison simply blew through Travis Glover to reach the quarterback and knock him down. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 08:55) Unknown pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Downs gained 1 yard after the catch. Minnesota's Ron Brace was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-MIN45 (4Q: 08:21) Unknown pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. Downs gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 07:51) Unknown scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers and assisted by OLB Walt Causey. |
| 2-1-MIN32 (4Q: 07:05) Unknown sacked by DT Johnnie Fulton for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bo Perez. |
| 3-6-MIN37 (4Q: 06:21) Unknown pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 06:14) Rusty Yan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 2-6-MIN28 (4Q: 05:26) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. |
| 3-8-MIN30 (4Q: 04:40) Unknown kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 4-3-MIN25 (4Q: 03:52) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 37, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 03:47) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 76 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 03:47) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (4Q: 03:37) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frankie Sanford. DT Corey Brilz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-MIN15 (4Q: 03:30) Matty Ice Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-15-MIN15 (4Q: 03:20) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by OLB Curtis Zuck. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN26 (4Q: 02:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for -1 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal, assisted by CB Doug Nichols. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 02:35) Allen Hartman ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-MIN22 (4Q: 02:00) Rusty Yan ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 3-4-MIN19 (4Q: 01:12) Allen Hartman ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice, assisted by OLB Walt Causey. |
| 4-2-MIN17 (4Q: 00:24) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 40, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 00:16) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 76 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:16) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by WR Joey Sadler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:12) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 40, Minnesota Vikings 13 |